The First Signs of Halloween

It happens quietly at first.

You open a window late at night, and instead of humid summer air, a cool breeze slips through, carrying just enough of a reminding autumn chill to make you pause. The evenings start pulling in a little earlier. Local flyers for antique shows, craft fairs, and farmer’s markets begin popping up. You spot a solitary Halloween decoration in a neighbor’s window—and smile, realizing you’ve already been secretly eyeing your own boxes in the closet.

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The Season of Becoming: Why Halloween Begins Long Before October

We love to hear the terms “Halfway to Halloween” or “Summer-ween,” because both terms provide a sense each year when we feel autumn’s coming arrival — not with a turned calendar page or the overnight appearance of pumpkins in store aisles, but quietly, almost imperceptibly, like a whisper threading through the warm evening air. Continue reading “The Season of Becoming: Why Halloween Begins Long Before October”